Danbury Township Board of Trustees minutes: Second interviews to be conducted for fire chief applicants

Trustees will have a special meeting in executive session at 6 p.m. July 15 at the township hall to do second interviews for two candidates for fire chief. Trustees intend to combine two part-time zoning positions as one full-time position. Current zoning employees will be interviewed for the position.

Road superintendent Brett Waldron reported an aluminum grate has been ordered for the culvert at Lake Point Park. Mowing and trimming is still in full swing and baseball fields are being used nightly. The final inspection of the township hall remodel is scheduled for later this week and the final EPA backflow inspection has been completed for this year. The maintenance staff attended a re-certification class on CPR and AED. Township roads are being bermed. Opinions are needed on the best method for repairing Danbury North Road, which was damaged by equipment. Repairs will be handled by the insurance from the party responsible for the damage.

Interim fire Chief Doug Waugh reported the fire department responded to three fire calls, 72 EMS calls, five motor vehicle accidents and seven fire alarm activations so far in June. Waugh did CPR and AED refresher training for all township departments. Trustees approved appointing Jamie McDonald and Everett Tennant Jr. as probationary members of the fire department. Trustees approved an agreement with Kelleys Island — pending signatures from the solicitor for Kelleys Island council and the Ottawa County prosecutor — to provide emergency ambulance service transport from the ferry dock at a rate of $300 per call.

The BZA approved, with conditions, a modification to a previous use variance and approved an application for an area variance. The zoning commission had a public hearing July 2 for rezoning agricultural to general commercial.

Trustees approved the township regular meeting time to be at 6:30 p.m.

Trustees approved continuing with the Ottawa County Safety Council membership, re-enrolling for the 2015 Group Rating Program with Frank Gates Service Co., payroll and bills totaling $113,603.60 and three line-item transfers.